This month marks two years since British heptathlete Jess Ennis suffered a disastrous stress fracture in her final competition before the Beijing Olympics. And in those two brief years Ennis has banished her injury and bagged Indoor and Outdoor World Championship titles, making her the first British women to win both world titles - and transforming her from a rising star to fully-fledged athletics VIP.

But Ennis's talent has always been striking, even before her peerless World Championships performance. During her career the diminutive 24-year-old has repeatedly beaten single-event specialists - her 1.91m high jump in the 2006 Commonwealth Games heptathlon would have been enough to take the individual-event gold medal. Standing at 1.65m, Ennis's current high jump personal best (1.95m) makes her one of only ten women who have ever managed the feat of jumping a foot above their own height. Her 100m hurdles personal best (12.81 seconds) puts her in joint second place on the British all-time list and this year, Ennis has already clocked up a 60m hurdles victory over American world indoor champion Lolo Jones, setting a new British record in the process.

This summer, Jessica will contest the high jump, long jump, shot and hurdles at the Aviva European Trials and UK Championships at the Alexander Stadium (June 25-27). As she looks towards the European Championships in Barcelona, where she will be favourite to add to her golden collection, the Birmingham event will be a perfect opportunity to fine-tune her performance.

Jess said: 'I'm really looking forward to Barcelona, it's not long away now so I'm doing final bits of preparation. I'm really looking forward to getting out there and competing.

"The trials and the Aviva British Grand Prix will be my last two competitions before the Europeans so I hope to polish things off at both of those events and really prepare and get ready and be in good shape when I'm out in Barcelona.

And it promises to be a family affair - Jess says, "My parents and grandparents have always been very interested in athletics and supported me and followed me, so they've been a massive part of it, my parents got me into athletics in the first place, so I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing if it wasn't for them.

"They love the trials so I always have good support there. I know my grandparents will definitely be there and I'm hoping my mum and dad will be there too.

Ennis is currently Britain's number one hurdler and high jumper and also set new personal bests in the shot and long jump earlier this year in New York.

"I think after winning in Berlin people expect you to go to every championship and win the gold medal, but I don't get too wrapped up in what people expect me to do and just get on with it."

She may only be 5'5" but Ennis's shoulders so far seem broad enough to withstand the growing weight of expectation that comes with her talent.

This year, the glamour of the IAAF Diamond League is coming to Gateshead. The world’s finest athletes will line up in Gateshead for the UK’s first Diamond League fixture, a thrilling showdown just two weeks before the European Championships.

I wish young women would choose someone like Jess as a role model rather than these famous and aimless girls you see in magazines

My niece turned around and said that "when she grows up she wants to be like Jessica Ennis". When I asked her why she said "because she can switch her sports as often as she wants. My mummy makes me stick with gymnastics".

Personally I agree think that Jessica is a fantastic athlete but role model

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